Local Albuquerque meteorologist Connor Lewis - newscaster headshot made in downtown
On location headshot photography at its best in ABQ
Very rarely do I get to make headshots out on location, so when local KRQE meteorologist Connor Lewis asked for a shoot in downtown Albuquerque, I was very excited for it. As it turns out, this was one of my best every photo shoots of any kind. Being used to shooting headshots in studio with a solid white, black, or gray background, having a changing palette in the form of the downtown streets added a new creative element to every headshot I made for Connor. The traffic lights chasing from green to red made a difference, a car stopping with its lights on added to the background, and then in the next shot it moved on and was gone. This was fascinating to me. All through the shoot Connor was the one constant, always being ready for when I framed the shot and needed to get it in what could be my only chance.
Street headshot photography!
This was the first shoot I used two assistants for (thank you Jessica and Bradd). I needed two assistants because we would run right into the middle of a street for a shot. Jessica would hold the reflector and guide Bradd to getting the light into position while I framed the shot looking for the best street view background that would become creamy bokeh thanks to my Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM lens. It was a very exciting shoot, and the results are as good as my work gets.
